Obertraun, Austria
5 Fingers Observation Deck
A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Obertraun, Austria
A breathtaking viewing platform over the Alps.
Gildeskål, Norway
Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.
Paris, France
This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.
Moorslede, Belgium
This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Charleroi, Belgium
The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.
Plombières, Belgium
Abandoned since 1998, this train station has become an oasis for urban explorers.
Vleteren, Belgium
Stocking up on the world's best beer requires a pilgrimage to a monastery drive-through.
Stoumont, Belgium
An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.
Ypres, Belgium
This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.
Ypres, Belgium
A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.
Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Ypres, Belgium
The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.
Tielt-Winge, Belgium
The "stairway to heaven" lookout tower was built to resist weather, arson, and the laws of physics.
Ypres, Belgium
A rare example of World War I trenches from the British front.
Genappe, Belgium
A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Tehran, Iran
A graveyard of old and rare planes that once were the glory of Persian aviation.
Hormuz, Iran
The colorful soil of Iran’s "Rainbow Island" attracts artists and nature lovers.
Isle of Wight, England
This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.
Bottrop, Germany
This massive steel pyramid can be entered by a set of jagged steps that let visitors stand in its heart.